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Peter Alexander THOMPSON

Regimental number2034
Place of birthCanowindra New South Wales
OccupationLabourer
AddressNorth Logan via Cowra, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Peter Thompson, North Logan via Cowra, New South Wales
Enlistment date26 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Date of fate incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as 19 January 1916.
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 7), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Mary Anne Thompson, North Logan, Cowra, New South Wales
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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